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Is this plan is just for one month of school? Or, is this plan is for the entire school year program converted more into social studies, or history classes.

Joe DOUXON | 2014/01/09

It's really impossible to get the original poem as it's written.The edition changes the way poems are presented.I am sorry for those who are looking forward to read MEA CULPA.

This is a better version of the poem MEA CULPA | 2014/01/09

MEA CULPA
To you who was sold
The cruelest setback
The root removed from it soil
You,taken away from your mother
To a faraway distance
For an unknown destination.
And today here I am now
Watching tears running down cheeks
Never been there when you went through pains.
Even in your struggle overseas
Now you know,I betrayed you
From the depth of my heart:sorry!
Please forgive me.
I'am traumatized really Sorry!
I am bleeding dry in my native land
I can still perceive the echo of your cry coming from the forest
and that troubles my mind.
I now know the price of you leaving involuntary the motherland
Yes I traded you for nothing
I lusted after something empty
Now I am at the crossroad
Unable to move.Today,I say to you,
I didn't trade you out of my wish
Nor did I betray you out my wish
Instead I did it to save ourselves
You understand the kind of pot
In which we would have been cooked
If I did not trade you.
Who resisted them was eliminated
And his descendants exterminated
Remember I had just an arrow
It was better your sister left
One root going,another being left
The whole world became oppressive.
You're now my Joseph in the Bible
During this critical moment
Now dry your tears,come back home
It's true an oppressor lived in me
But thank GOD it seems to fear you
Come,take possession of the yard
The living room and the kitchen
Let us both learn from each other
I am no longer your betrayer.
I'll never trade you whatever cost
Come together,enjoy things left
Let's leave our past behind us
May we learn from lessons like
The sold Joseph forgave
Please extend your know-how to me.

Joe DOUXON | 2013/12/30

MEA CULPA poem was not well edited.Impossible to appreciate it as a poem.

Chole 6667 | 2013/12/17

This is very bad cant find what I need for a assessment

Joe DOUXON | 2013/11/25

I have been writing about African Americans and minorities in general.Here is a poem wrote for African Americans to go back to Africa like Jewish did.
MEA CULPA
To you, who was sold
The cruelest setback
The root removed from its soil
You who were taken away from your mother
To a faraway distance
To an unknown destination
And today here I am,
Watching the tears running down cheeks
Never been there when you went through pains
Even in your struggle overseas
Now you know I betrayed you
From the depth of my heart I'm sorry! Please forgive me
I'm traumatized, really I'm sorry
I'm bleeding dry on my native land
I can still perceive the echo of your cry
Coming from the forest, and that troubles my mind
I now know the price of you leaving involuntarily
Yes, I traded you for nothing
I lusted after something that was empty
Now I am at the crossroad
Unable to move
And I say it to you today
I did not trade you out of my own wish
Nor did I betray you out of my own wish
Instead I did it to save ourselves
Now you understand the kind of pot
Which you and I would have been cooked in
If I did not trade you
Anyone who resisted them was eliminated
And his descendants too, exterminated
Remember I had just my arrow
It was better your sister left
One root going, another being left
Because the whole world had become oppressive
You're now to me like Joseph in the bible
During this critical moment
Now dry your tears and come back home
It's true an oppressor lived in me
But now thank God it seems to fear you
Come and take possession of the yard, kitchen and living room
Come so that we both learn from each other
I am no longer the one who betrayed you
I will never trade you again for that which has no value
Come so that together we can enjoy the good things left
Let's leave our past behind us
May we always learn from lessons
Like Joseph forgave
Please extend your know-how to us
By Joe DOUXON

hipnjones@yaahoo.com | 2013/04/15

WHERE IS BLACK ECONOMIC HISTORY PROGRAMS?

Kimberly J. | 2013/01/17

I would also like to see more updated information on African Americans.

Bridgette Bell | 2012/02/07

Thank you for posting this! The timing is perfect for my unit on poetry. I plan to use the lessons for The Poet's Voice: Langston Hughes and You. Thanks again. such and important part of American History.

Heather Shannon | 2012/02/06

Most of the links on this site are broken...https://webfiles.uci.edu/mcbrown/display/faces.html/

Heather Shannon | 2012/02/06

I love the fact that the resources are cross-curricular. It would be nice to see some World Language options in the future.

Karen C | 2012/02/04

Thanks for posting this!! I will definitely use some of it. Also, Scholastic has a unit and essay contest about Jackie Robinson (for middle school and freshmen) that I recommend too.

Karen | 2012/02/04

Thank you! I have found some resources to use with my 5th graders. I appreciate it.

Laurie Kelly | 2012/02/03

This is a great collection of resources. I'm teaching second grade this year, and I've found webpages that I can show to the class using my projector, websites that the students can use on the classroom computers, and items that I can print out and copy for them.

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